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SENDMSG

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NAME

sendmsg - send a message via Internet

SYNOPSIS

sendmsg[-vfmM]recipient

DESCRIPTION

sendmsgsends a one line text message to the terminal(s) of the specified recipient.

On the receiving site there must be a SAFT-server(Simple Asynchronous File Transfer) installed, like thesendfiledand the recipients terminal must be writeable.

Therecipientaddress can be specified as:

user: a local user or a sendfile alias (see below), e.g.: framstag
userAATThost: an user on a remote host, e.g.: framstagAATTbofh.belwue.de
saft://host/user: like above, but in URL-syntax, e.g.: saft://bofh.belwue.de/framstag
saft://host:port/user: like above, but with alternate SAFT-port, e.g.: saft://bofh.belwue.de:4870/framstag

OPTIONS


-v: Verbose mode: show SAFT protocol messages
-f: Force sending of messages and ignore tty (re)settings.
-m: Receive messages only on this tty. This is the default.
-M: Allow receiving messages on other ttys.

EXAMPLES

sendmsg negAATTlinux.rus.uni-stuttgart.de
message:how about lunch?

FILES

/etc/sendfile.deny

Users which are not allowed to receive files or messages (set by root).

/var/spool/sendfile/$LOGNAME/config/restrictions

List of addresses from where you don't want messages or files. The formatis:

userAATThost [mfb]

m stands for messages, f for files and b for both. Wildcards * and ? areallowed. Examples:

gatesAATTmicrosoft.com b
*aol.com m

/var/spool/sendfile/$LOGNAME/config/aliases

The sendfile alias file. Format:

alias address

Example:

chief grmblfzAATTbigvax.somewhere.net

AUTHOR

Ulli Horlacher - framstagAATTrus.uni-stuttgart.de

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